by Karen Thrall | Jul 26, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN JOURNEYS
Sasha didn’t like wasps. There’s a reason for that. She spent her summers at the lake. She loved the outdoors and enjoyed building forts in the wooded area across from her family’s cottage. Using a combination of branches, ferns and moss, she designed secret hideaways...
by Karen Thrall | Jun 26, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN JOURNEYS
Is Unicorn Love Real? Two best friends, Green and Purple, are hanging out at their favourite local cafe. “Do you unicorn love me?”, asks Green. “I don’t even know what that means? You’re my friend, I love you.” responds Purple....
by Karen Thrall | Apr 13, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN JOURNEYS
VIDEO 1:40: “the reason I wrote this article” photo by: @krisjanis A story of a fisherman and his nephew “There’s an island not too far from here,” the fisherman points to the horizon. “They say the trees can sing and the river’s...
by Karen Thrall | Mar 20, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN JOURNEYS
A little girl was walking in the forest and heard a loud growl. She was suddenly met by a big bear. “Stop!” she called out, “You’re scaring me.” She took a deep breath and asked, “Are you my friend?” The bear walked towards her, “Look into my eyes, little one, what do...
by Karen Thrall | Feb 28, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN IDENTITY
Judging others is really easy to do. A person I’m quite close to recently said to me, “I feel like you’re judging me.” I paused, quickly asked myself if there was any truth in that phrase, and, with sadness, responded, “Yes,...
by Karen Thrall | Feb 10, 2019 | ARTICLES, HUMAN ENGAGEMENT
[1] BOTTOM LINE: It was quite liberating when I first realized I only had a 50/50 chance of someone liking me. It doesn’t matter how much I want someone to like me (or worse, EVERYONE to like me), that decision is out of my control. It’s perfectly ok if...